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Old 09-01-2011, 07:10 PM   #30
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Originally Posted by ATimson View Post
Since JPEG 2000 isn't defined as a OPS Core Media Type, ebook authors who use JPEG 2000-formatted images need to be including a fallback to have a valid book. If they don't, then they don't care about having a valid ePub, and are probably a lost cause who don't care about being incompatible with some devices.
Plus who really uses JPEG 2000? It's been around for years, and NEVER gained any acceptance.

Also, isn't JPEG 2000 more CPU hungry? I mean, many ebook readers don't have much horsepower to begin with, so why use something that wants a decent amount of resources.
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